Technical corrections.
New Orleans City Code § 2-817
in effectSec. 2-817. - Technical corrections.
In preparing an ordinance for publication in the official journal pursuant to section 3-113(5) of the Charter of the city or in preparing a certified true copy of an ordinance, motion or resolution of the council, the clerk of council shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any act of the council of the city but may, with the approval of the city attorney and in consultation with the council chief of staff:
(1) Renumber and arrange sections or parts of sections;
(2) Transfer sections of divide sections so as to give distinct subject matters a number separate section, but without changing the meaning;
(3) Insert or change the wording of headnotes;
(4) Change reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters or sections;
(5) Substitute the proper sections or chapter numbers for the terms "this ordinance." "the preceding section," and the like;
(6) Strike out figures where they are merely repetitions or written words and vice versa;
(7) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity;
(8) Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors; and
(9) Make any other purely formal or clerical changes in keeping with the purpose of the revision.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 28074, § 1, 4-25-19)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH2AD_ARTVIIIORMORE_S2-817TECOFetched: 10/28/2026